Organise a Big Lunch for your street
A friend has invited you to do this with them.
One afternoon of shared food is often all it takes to turn a row of front doors into neighbours. The Eden Project gives you a free pack and a date, which is most of the organising done.
ModerateUnder £100 / $130A few weeksOutdoorsWith othersUKEarly summer
How to start
- Order the free pack from Eden Project Communities.
- Knock on three doors and ask those neighbours to help.
- Keep it simple: tables, chairs, and everyone brings a dish.
Where to go
We opened this link on 6 October 2026 and found it to be what we say. Dates, places and prices are on the official page, where they stay up to date.
Plan this
Pick a day, or a month, and we will set out how to get ready, step by step, with a date and a reason for each. Events have fixed dates and entry or ticket deadlines. Physical events add a training plan from our guidance engine, and its length is set by the engine, not by the date you would like.
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